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The word Trek is cognate (related) to the english verb to drag, which in old germanic was Dragan and meant to draw or pull something. The boers tre... Read more

There's an interesting construction in the expansion sentences: 我的 一 个 玩笑 就 冒犯 了 他 Translated as " one of my jokes offended her". I... Read more

yes, how about a time-travelling series, sort of like a ChinesePod Dr Who :) - I thought the music was a little corny tho - Read more

Hi Joachim, Actually, the word "Trek" used in english comes from Dutch but ... with the Afrikaans meaning : 1. A slow or difficult journey.... Read more

@26513 You can try downloading "sougou".It's a very good tool to type Chinese. And it's very convenient to switch from Chinese to English and Engli... Read more

Fun with languages: In the Netherlands a "Trekker" is this: In German it sounds similiar, but is written slightly differently. Read more

@orangina Hah, not as large as my kangaroo.  Okay, this one is said to be a true rat.   BTW, I am surprised by this BBC Earth News lin... Read more

(sorry to note the error, at one point in the transcript a “matter” is the place of "shi" for  事 ) What program do you use for the... Read more

Hi there, Can one ever say: 我把钥匙弄丢掉了。。。 Like, say, if you accidentally threw your keys out with the the garbage？ (uh, yeah...) [shuffle... Read more

facepackbeijing, The male host in this podcast is the same guy that was in one of our video podcasts before: What's the Story - 秋游 . Read more